Psalm 119:83
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"For I am become like a bottle in the smoke; yet do I not forget thy statutes."
Word-by-Word Analysis
הָיָה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דָּמָה
dâmâh
to compare; by implication, to resemble, liken, consider
עָשָׁן
ʻâshân
smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
עוֹד
ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
שָׁכַח
shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
חֹק
chôq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Key Terms in This Verse
שָׁכַח shâkach
to mislay, i.e. to be oblivious of, from want of memory or attention
Study H7911 →חֹק chôq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Study H2706 →הָיָה hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
Study H1961 →עוֹד ʻôwd
properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
Study H5750 →Cross References
My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat.
I have gone astray like a lost sheep; seek thy servant; for I do not forget thy commandments.
The bands of the wicked have robbed me: but I have not forgotten thy law.
I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.
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